The Peter in Peter, Paul, and Mary, and co-writer of their hit 'Puff, the Magic Dragon'. Had a not-so-magic moment in 1970 when he was arrested for taking "immoral and improper liberties" with a 14-year-old girl.
Woman who confessed to drowning her five children in the bathtub in 2001 but found not guilty by reasons of insanity. Suffering from postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis and sent to a mental-health facility in Vernon, Texas in 2007. Stated in prison, not to have been a good mother. Audacious thesis in that situation.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea. Some believe that he's the one that really runs the show in this most most rogue of rogue states...
Chinese linguist. Father of Hanyu Pinyin, which isn't a person but a phonetic system to convert Mandarin characters into latin alphabet. Who says you can't learn on this site?
Born 21 September 1923 (Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England)
Former poular singer and presenter of BBC Radio 2's lunchtime show for thirty years, before he was acrimoniously sacked towards the end of 2002. Real name Leslie Ronald Young.
Hong Kong action star known for his collaborations with John Woo. Has branched out into United States films, albeit with less success than in his homeland. Skinnier than his name implies.